|
Green Poplar of Nairi
Hamo Sahyan
You sway and swing in your emerald cloak,
And shadow
the road to the green fields of my childhood,
Your call rings deep in the
rooms of my heart,
My faraway, faraway, faraway green poplar of
Nairi.
A green poplar caught in a green flame;
With all the
fire of longing I caress you from afar,
You fill the fields with a rustle
entirely your own,
My faraway, faraway, faraway green poplar of
Nairi.
My happy child plays here under your shade,
And with
his tender rose lips, sings a song to you.
Bring coolness to his heart, stand
gently over him like sleepless father,
My faraway, faraway, faraway green
poplar of Nairi.
I sing of fire and battle, desire only your love,
I
take up arms for you, with a life green as yours;
I will die that you may
always breathe free,
My faraway, faraway, faraway green poplar of
Nairi.
|
|
About The Poet
Hamo Sahyan
(1914-)
A native of Sissian, Armenia, Sahyan completed
his studies in Baku and served in the Soviet Navy during World War II. He is the
author of numerous volumes of poetry: On the Banks of Vorodan (1946), Sail
(1947), The Rainbow in the Steppes (1953), In Flight (1955), Armenia in Songs
(1962), The Song of Stone Banks (1968), and many others.
|
|
